Lorex Security Cameras
Lorex Corporation · Camera / Doorbell
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Lorex sells cameras, NVR/DVR kits, video doorbells and baby monitors that can record locally with no monthly subscription (a real privacy strength), but the Lorex Home app and cloud features route data through its servers. Lorex was owned by China's Dahua - a U.S.-blacklisted surveillance manufacturer - until 2022, and state attorneys general allege it still sources Dahua firmware/components and maintains network ties, exposing customer video/audio to documented vulnerabilities and to Chinese-government data-access laws, while marketing the products as 'private by design.'
Why this rating
Evidence (dominant): two state attorneys general - Nebraska (Sept 2025) and Texas (Feb 2026) - sued Lorex under consumer-protection/DTPA law alleging it deceptively marketed Dahua-sourced cameras and baby monitors as 'private/secure' while concealing serious vulnerabilities and PRC-jurisdiction data-access risk (regulatory-action plus dark-pattern marketing). Policy: local NVR / no-subscription operation earns a local-processing bonus, but audio/video capture (-15), PRC-exposure/loose law-enforcement risk (-5) and vague disclosures (-7) weigh it down.
What it is
- Microphone
- Camera
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- Lorex Corporation
- Category
- Camera / Doorbell
- Model years
- 2018-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Lorex Home
The evidence 2
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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Texas sued Lorex under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, alleging its cameras and baby monitors are manufactured, sourced and serviced by Dahua - designated a Chinese military company - creating risk that the Chinese government could access Texans' home feeds.
Why it matters here: A second independent state enforcement action over the same undisclosed Chinese-surveillance data-access risk in this device brand.
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Nebraska's AG sued Lorex alleging it deceptively marketed cameras (including baby-monitor cameras for children's bedrooms) as safe while concealing continued reliance on blacklisted Dahua technology and known vulnerabilities that could expose feeds to hackers or the Chinese government.
Why it matters here: State enforcement action directly targeting the privacy/security representations of this device brand.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.